viciar — meaning in English

English meaning

• addict noun A person who is dependent on a harmful substance and cannot easily stop using it.
• vitiate verb To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.

Senses

viciar is used for these senses in English:

• addict (transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. [from 17th c.]

addict — full definition

1. noun A person who is dependent on a harmful substance and cannot easily stop using it.
2. noun (informal) A person with a strong enthusiasm for something.
3. verb To cause someone to become dependent on something, or to become dependent oneself.

vitiate — full definition

1. verb To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
2. verb To debase or morally corrupt.
3. verb To violate, to rape.
4. verb To make something ineffective, to invalidate.

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